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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ray Sachs" data-source="post: 32048" data-attributes="member: 365">Depends on your priorities. For low light at anything other than the wider angles, the XZ-1 is the best choice simply because the aperture stays wider longer as you move through the zoom range. I've owned the S90 (virtually identical to the S95 for stills) and the LX5 and I'd say the LX5 is far better for street photography just because its much quicker in operation. You can set it up for hyperfocal shooting and snap away without any shutter lag at all. The S90, even in manual focus and set for hyperfocal, has a notable shutter lag which I found endlessly irritating. I don't know how the XZ1 does for quickness and street shooting - never used one. To me the only really clear advantages the S90 had were the size (definitely smaller and more pocketable) and nicer jpegs than the LX5 (if you shoot jpeg - a non-issue for me). The XZ1 is similar to the LX5 in size but most people like Olympus jpegs just as much as Canon jpegs, if not more. So, all a bundle of tradeoffs. For street shooting in half decent light, I'd go with the LX5. For low light, jeez, THAT'S what your X100 is for - NONE of these cameras will even approach the X100 in low light, not even CLOSE!You already got rid of the GF1? Wow, I thought I turned cameras around fast - I just sold a GH2 I bought in February! I can't hold a candle to you!The three cameras you're looking at all have strengths and weakness, all are really fine cameras that blow away anything available even close to that size a few years ago, so you won't go too far wrong. But depending on your intended use, one might be clearly better for you...-Ray</blockquote>

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